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  • Steve Malone avatar

    Somebody's Watching Us (Sin And Temptation) Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Aug 26, 2022
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     | 2,434 views

    The world is watching us to see how we handle temptation and sin…

    Somebody’s Watching Us Living – Hope part 6 1 Peter 2:11, 12, 24, 25 You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Preparing Your World To Meet Jesus-2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 17, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,704 views

    Jesus’ ministry expansion began with a mission briefing. What must a mission briefing cover to prepare the world to meet Jesus? 22 principles to prepare your world for Jesus. Part 2 of a 5-part sermon.

    PREPARING YOUR WORLD TO MEET JESUS-II—Luke 10:1-16 Need: It takes much more than one ‘lone wolf’ to bring down the prey. A lot of basic Christian tenets in this section! Jesus ministry expansion began with a mission briefing. Preparing your world to meet Jesus requires mission briefing. What ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Step Out The World &into Gods Presence

    Contributed by Sharon Thurston on Dec 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,799 views

    This sermon is about letting go of the lust of the flesh, lust of the eye, and the pride of life.

    Introduction The bible gives us strong warnings against the world and all its false ways. Perhaps this is addressed for the young people for whom the world often holds a special attraction, but it is a warning that applies to all the Lord’s people. Sermon The world here is not the planet on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Encourages Christians to remain faithful, find hope in adversity, and honor God through perseverance, guided by Jesus Christ, our High Priest.

    Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. I warmly welcome you all to this blessed gathering, where we come together as one family, united by our faith, to seek wisdom and understanding from the Word of God. Today, we are going to open our hearts and minds to a passage from the book of ...read more

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    Transformed By Truth: Finding Strength In God Habakkuk 3:19 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 8, 2024
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     | 972 views

    Habakkuk 3:19 reveals a profound truth about God's provision and strength. We'll explore three key points: God as our strength, God as our enabler, and God as our sustainer.

    Transformed by Truth: Finding Strength in God Habakkuk 3:19 Introduction: Today, we delve into a powerful verse from the book of Habakkuk, a prophet who speaks to us about finding strength in the Lord, even amidst adversity. Our key verse, Habakkuk 3:19, reveals a profound truth about God's ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    When Your Dreams Fall Into The Pit Series

    Contributed by Brian Williams on Oct 14, 2025
     | 270 views

    Like Israel sent Joseph to his brothers because of his love and concern for his rebellious children, God sent His son Jesus out of love for a world that is lost and distant from Him because of their sin. God is concerned for both your daily and eternal welfare.

    Today, we are in Genesis 37. If you remember, for 20 years Jacob went from running, to wrestling, to resolving issues with God and his brother Esau. On his journey back home to Hebron, he endured deep sorrow — the rape of his daughter, Dinah, the shame of his sons’ violent revenge, and the loss of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When There Is Persecution Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on May 22, 2020
     | 4,319 views

    Persecution, and the emotions which come when we think about persecution, do not naturally cause us to feel blessed. Yet, when we stand firm in Jesus, we can hold on in strength to Jesus who is sovereign when we are persecuted.

    Jesus Is Still Sovereign Matthew 5:10-12 When There Is Persecution These past months of COVID-19 have initiated a whole range of conversations and topics – one of those topics has been persecution of Christians. A QB church this week noted with irony … and with a subtle reference to persecution … ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Love The Father More Than The World

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 25, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,148 views

    The following is a list of twenty five things that often crowd out our love for the Father. Since Jesus told us to watch and pray that we enter not in to temptation. It is a good idea to know what competes for our greatest passion.

    How to Love the Father More than the World Marks of Worldliness (I John 2:15-18) What are the various ways that people subtly love the world more than we show love for our heavenly Father? Perhaps it could be summarized in the word preoccupation. Illustration: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - An 86-year-old ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Stay The Course"

    Contributed by Rick Finitzer on Jun 29, 2016
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     | 16,239 views

    Whether disappointments, discouragement or a hostile culture Christians are call to "Stay the Course" committed to God's mission in the world!

    Cornerstone Church June 19, 2016 “Stay the Course” John 21:1-19 The captain of a ship looked into the dark night and saw ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Solomon - Wealth, Wisdom & A Worthless Life Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Aug 5, 2013
    based on 15 ratings
     | 21,508 views

    Have you ever sought fulfillment in life from the things God has given rather than from God? Solomon had a great start, but then lost his first love and turned to things to find fulfillment, but found nothing but emptiness.

    Solomon – Wealth, Wisdom & a Worthless Life 1 Kings 9:1-9; 11:1-6 Slide Intro Good Evening/Morning. We are glad you are here and I am happy to once again be back up here preaching. I hope you were as blessed as I was from hearing from our elders and staff during July. We are so blessed as ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Live A Life That Can Change The World

    Contributed by W F on Dec 15, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,487 views

    A character study of Joseph’s (Mary’s husband)life that challenges us to live life with awesome purpose.

    Matthew 1:18-25 HOW TO LIVE A LIFE THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD INTRODUCTION Isn’t it true that a person’s real character comes out when they’re under stress? And stressful times can either be moments of growth or of devastation - or both. Take the Aussie bush for example. A fire (stress) can ...read more

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    What Man Finds Impossible, God Can Make Possible Series

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Oct 3, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 16,792 views

    Had you ever put too much stock in what you can do and discovered how powerless you really are? This sermon and series is to help us to understand that if we put our faith in God, nothing will be impossible.

    WHAT MAN FINDS IMPOSSIBLE, GOD MAKES POSSIBLE Luke 18:18-27 In his book called “The Case for Faith.” Lee Strobel wrote; “If faith never encounters doubt, if truth never struggles with error, if good never battles with evil, how can faith know it own power. He said, in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Shaped For Significance

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Feb 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,625 views

    What I am is God’s gift to me; what I do with it is my gift to Him.

    A young boy came to church one cold winter day to get out of the blowing snow. He had been trying to sell newspapers but not a single customer had passed by because of the weather. He slipped into the back of the church, just hoping to get warm and catch up on his sleep. Though the Sunday crowd was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Salt And Light

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 26, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,973 views

    We are called to be the salt and light of the world. Are we?

    Matthew 5:13-16 Salt and Light August 31, 2014 On Sunday, April 8, 1945, German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was taken from a worship service he had just conducted for prisoners to a concentration camp in Flossenburg. He was tried for treason and hanged just a couple weeks before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Awesome God

    Contributed by John Bergh on Dec 14, 2010
     | 4,921 views

    Our God is truly an awesome God.

    Dec. 12, 2010 Luke 1:46-55 C & Z “Awesome God” If you remember last week I told you that this was my favorite time of year because of all the presents we might be getting. Right kids? This all tied into the hope that we have. Today I would like to say that it is also a time of year ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist